County
Paulding County, Ohio
Ohio · county seat Paulding (village) · 18,727 residents (July 2025 estimate) · 9 ZIP codes · 21 cities, villages and townships
18,727 people (July 2025 estimate), -0.4% since the 2020 census; life expectancy 76.9 years; median household income $68,923 (2024). The county in numbers
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Paulding County in numbers
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Population
How many people live here, how the count has moved since 2020 and since 1900, and how the USDA classes the county.
- residents, July 2025 estimate
- 18,727
- Census Bureau vintage 2025
- since the April 2020 census
- -0.4%
- from 18,804 in the Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base
- births since July 2020
- 1,050
- deaths since July 2020
- 1,163
- net migration since July 2020
- +30
- people who moved in, minus people who moved out
- net domestic migration, 2025
- -73
- moved in from elsewhere in the U.S., minus moved out
- net international migration, 2025
- +53
Paulding County peaked at 27,528 people in 1900.
It is 32% smaller than it was in 1900.
USDA rural-urban continuum code 8 of 9 (1 is the most metropolitan): nonmetro - urban population of fewer than 5,000, adjacent to a metro area.
USDA ERS county typology (2015 codes): a nonmetro county with a manufacturing-dependent economy, flagged for population loss.
| Year | People | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 161 | first census that counted the county |
| 1850 | 1,766 | decennial census |
| 1900 | 27,528 | decennial census |
| 1950 | 15,047 | decennial census |
| 1970 | 19,329 | decennial census |
| 1990 | 20,488 | decennial census |
| 2000 | 20,297 | Census Bureau estimates base, April 1 |
| 2010 | 19,614 | decennial census |
| 2020 | 18,804 | Census Bureau estimates base, April 1 |
| 2025 | 18,727 | July estimate |
Source: Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (vintage 2025, join_popest.py); decennial counts 1900-1990 from 'Population of States and Counties of the United States 1790-1990', 2000/2010 from intercensal files; USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023; USDA ERS county typology codes, 2015 edition · Census population estimates · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS county typology · About this topic
Moving in and out
People on tax returns that changed county between the returns filed in 2022 and 2023, counted by the IRS.
- people moved in, 2022 to 2023
- 663
- on tax returns filed from a new county
- people moved out
- 733
- net people
- -70
- moved in, minus moved out
- people stayed put
- 15,471
- income that moved in
- $17 million
- adjusted gross income on the arrivals' 2023 returns
- income that moved out
- $19 million
- adjusted gross income on the leavers' 2023 returns
| From | People |
|---|---|
| Defiance, OH | 170 |
| Allen, IN | 114 |
| Van Wert, OH | 92 |
| To | People |
|---|---|
| Defiance, OH | 175 |
| Van Wert, OH | 84 |
| Allen, IN | 74 |
Source: IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration flows, 2022-2023 · IRS migration data · About this topic
Income and poverty
The Census Bureau's 2024 small-area estimates for the county.
- of residents below the poverty line, 2024
- 10.4%
- of children below the poverty line, 2024
- 12.6%
- median household income, 2024
- $68,923
Source: Census SAIPE 2024 county estimates · Census SAIPE · About this topic
Jobs and wages
Unemployment in the latest month and what employers in the county pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- unemployment rate, July 2026
- 3.0%
- 4.5% a year earlier
- people in the labor force, July 2026
- 9,023
- looking for work
- 272
- average weekly wage, first quarter of 2026
- $1,024
- -0.8% on the year
- jobs covered by unemployment insurance
- 5,151
- +2.6% on the year
- establishments
- 419
| Sector | Jobs | Average weekly wage |
|---|---|---|
| manufacturing | 1,197 | $1,165 |
| retail | 327 | $534 |
| transportation and warehousing | 278 | $1,010 |
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics; BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2026 Q1 · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · About this topic
The county economy
What the county produces and earns, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- real GDP, 2024 (2017 dollars)
- $587 million
- +4.2% since 2019
- GDP in 2024 dollars
- $790 million
- current dollars, before adjusting for inflation
- personal income per person, 2024
- $55,783
- 43rd of Ohio's 88 counties
- change in income per person since 2019
- +37.1%
- before inflation
Source: BEA regional accounts: county GDP (CAGDP1), per capita personal income (CAINC1), 2024 · BEA county GDP · About this topic
Businesses opening and closing
How many workplaces with employees opened and closed each year since 1978, how many people applied to start a business, and how many businesses run with no employees at all.
- workplaces opened in 2023
- 28
- 29 closed
- net workplaces, 2019 to 2023
- +7
- openings minus closings
- applications to start a business, 2025
- 156
- +129% since 2019
- businesses with no employees, 2023
- 1,104
- +1% since 2012
A workplace here is one location with paid employees: a chain with five stores is five. An application to start a business is a request for a federal employer number, not an opening, and most applicants never hire anyone.
| Years | Opened | Closed | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 to 1989 | 32 | 30 | +2 |
| the 1990s | 26 | 25 | +2 |
| the 2000s | 24 | 27 | -3 |
| the 2010s | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 to 2023 | 20 | 22 | -1 |
| Year | Opened | Closed | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
| 2020 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 2021 | 22 | 18 | +4 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
| 2023 | 28 | 29 | -1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Business Dynamics Statistics 1978-2023; Business Formation Statistics, county business applications 2005-2025; Nonemployer Statistics 2012-2023 · Census Business Dynamics Statistics · Census Business Formation Statistics, counties · Census Nonemployer Statistics · About this topic
Federal money
What the federal government obligated to the county in fiscal 2025, by county of performance; Social Security, Medicare and most benefits are not counted.
- in federal contracts performed in the county, fiscal 2025
- $9 million
- $502 a resident
- in federal grants, fiscal 2025
- $0
- under $1 a resident
- in federal loans and loan guarantees
- -$2,721
- in direct federal payments to people and organizations
- $121 million
Source: USAspending federal awards by county of performance, fiscal 2025 · USAspending · About this topic
Health rankings
County Health Rankings 2025 measures for the county, with the Ohio figure alongside.
- life expectancy at birth
- 76.9 years
- Ohio 75.2
- years of life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)
- 7,074.5
- Ohio 9,740
- population health group among U.S. counties
- 3 of 10
- 1 is healthiest
- community conditions group among U.S. counties
- 5 of 10
- 1 is best
- of children in poverty
- 13.9%
- Ohio 17.5%
- uninsured
- 8.0%
- Ohio 7.1%
At least one community water system in the county had a health-based drinking water violation in the rankings' reporting year.
| Measure | Paulding County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | 76.9 | 75.2 |
| Years of potential life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death) | 7,074.5 | 9,740 |
| Adults in fair or poor health | 21.0% | 17.9% |
| Uninsured | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| Children in poverty | 13.9% | 17.5% |
| Median household income | $67,692 | $67,873 |
| Income inequality (80th to 20th percentile household income ratio) | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Households with severe housing problems | 7.6% | 12.7% |
| People per primary care physician | 4,718 | 1,328 |
| People per mental health provider | 1,559 | 286 |
| People per dentist | 6,252 | 1,535 |
| Preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees | 3,603 | 3,033 |
| Medicare enrollees with a flu vaccination | 44% | 51% |
| Injury deaths per 100,000 | 103.5 | 100.7 |
| Suicides per 100,000 | 23.5 | 14.7 |
| Child deaths per 100,000 (under 18) | 59.2 | |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 7.0 | |
| Teen births per 1,000 females 15 to 19 | 19.3 | 17.4 |
| Average daily fine-particle pollution (PM2.5, µg/m³) | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Any drinking water violation in the county | Yes | |
| Population used by the rankings | 18,706 | |
| Population health group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is healthiest) | 3 | |
| Community conditions group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is best) | 5 |
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute) · County Health Rankings · About this topic
Cancer
New cancers and cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, from the National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles.
- new cancers a year per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, 2018 to 2022
- 421.3
- 95% confidence interval 385.6 to 459.6 · Ohio 472.9 · U.S. 448.6
- cases a year
- 111
- incidence trend
- falling
- -10.7% a year
- cancer deaths a year per 100,000, age-adjusted, 2019 to 2023
- 182.3
- Ohio 160.3 · U.S. 145.4
- cancer deaths a year
- 47
- death-rate trend
- stable
| Site | Per 100,000 | Ohio | Cases a year | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lung | 64.0 | 63.6 | 18 | falling |
| Colorectal | 45.8 | 38.4 | 12 | stable |
| Female breast | 96.1 | 133.0 | 12 | stable |
| Prostate | 126.3 | 120.8 | 19 | stable |
| Bladder | 25.2 | 21.8 | 7 | stable |
Source: NCI State Cancer Profiles, county incidence 2018-2022 and mortality 2019-2023 · NCI cancer profiles · About this topic
Drug overdoses
Provisional overdose death counts by county from the CDC.
Fewer than 10 overdose deaths in a year, so the CDC suppresses the county count.
Source: CDC NCHS provisional county drug overdose deaths, 12-month-ending counts; CDC VSRR for the Ohio row · CDC overdose data · About this topic
Medicare
Who in the county is on Medicare and how they are covered, from CMS enrollment counts.
- people on Medicare, 2025
- 4,403
- 24% of residents
- aged 65 or over
- 3,838
- younger people with disabilities
- 565
- chose a Medicare Advantage plan
- 48.7%
- also on Medicaid
- 12.4%
- with Part D drug coverage
- 83.8%
- enrollment since 2020
- +3.0%
- 4,276 enrollees then
Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment by county, 2025 · CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment · About this topic
Severe weather
Hail, wind, flooding and tornado reports logged for the county in NOAA's Storm Events database.
- severe weather reports, 2016 to 2026
- 34
- NOAA Storm Events log
- in reported damage
- $391,000
- largest hail
- 2 in
- April 19, 2017
- strongest measured gust
- 83 mph
- June 1, 2022
The costliest event was tornadoes on May 7, 2024, $200,000 in damage. Several reports of a funnel cloud were received prior to touchdown. The most extensive tornado damage occurred north of Road 82 along road 151 where several str…
| Kind | Reports |
|---|---|
| damaging thunderstorm wind | 21 |
| hail | 7 |
| tornadoes | 5 |
| flash floods | 1 |
| Kind | Reports |
|---|---|
| winter weather | 21 |
| winter storms | 6 |
| high wind | 5 |
Source: NOAA Storm Events database, 2016-2026 · NOAA storm events · About this topic
Weather warnings
Every warning, watch and advisory the National Weather Service has issued for the county since 2015.
- tornado warnings since 2015
- 15
- severe thunderstorm warnings
- 122
- flash flood warnings
- 6
- winter storm or blizzard warnings
- 10
- warnings, watches and advisories in all
- 793
| Product | Count |
|---|---|
| Tornado Warning | 15 |
| Tornado Watch | 16 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 122 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flood Warning | 54 |
| Areal Flood Warning | 27 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 41 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 10 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 59 |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 8 |
| Heat Advisory | 36 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 3 |
| Year | Warnings |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Source: National Weather Service warnings/watches/advisories, Iowa Environmental Mesonet VTEC archive, since 2015 · IEM warning archive · About this topic
Drought
How often the U.S. Drought Monitor has put the county in drought since 2000.
- weeks in moderate drought or worse since 2020
- 65
- of them severe or worse
- 34
- most recently 13 weeks in 2026
- weeks at least abnormally dry since 2020
- 140
- of all weeks since 2000 in drought
- 10%
The worst reading since 2000 was extreme drought in March 2026.
As of September 1, 2026: no drought.
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics, 2000-2026 · U.S. Drought Monitor · About this topic
The long-run climate
Average temperature and precipitation over the whole county since 1895, from NOAA's county climate series; only complete years count.
- average year, 1996 to 2025
- 51.1 °F
- 49.0 °F in 1901 to 1930 · 49.6 °F in 1951 to 1980
- change since 1901 to 1930
- +2.1 °F
- warmest year since 1895
- 2024
- 54.2 °F
- precipitation in the average year, 1996 to 2025
- 37.8 in
- 34.2 in 1901 to 1930 (+10.6%)
- wettest year since 1895
- 2011
- 51.6 inches
- average temperature, 2025
- 51.2 °F
- 30.3 inches of precipitation
Source: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly temperature and precipitation, 1895-2026 (climdiv-tmpccy / climdiv-pcpncy) · NOAA climate at a glance · About this topic
Hazard mitigation
FEMA-funded projects in the county that reduce future flood, storm and other losses: buyouts, plans, studies and equipment.
- hazard mitigation projects since 1996
- 3
- FEMA grants, program years 1996 to 2014
- total project worth
- $100,381
- $75,286 federal
Largest: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies for Village Of Antwerp, $39,805 (fiscal 1996).
| Project type | Projects |
|---|---|
| Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies | 1 |
| Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan | 1 |
| Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan | 1 |
Source: OpenFEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance projects, v4 API · OpenFEMA · About this topic
Air toxics
The EPA's modeled lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics across the county.
- lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics
- 20 in a million
- EPA AirToxScreen 2020
Mostly formaldehyde (15.4 in a million) and carbon tetrachloride (3 in a million).
Source: EPA AirToxScreen 2020 · EPA AirToxScreen · About this topic
Water use
The 2015 figures are the U.S. Geological Survey's last county estimate, made a different way; the two are not a trend.
- million gallons of fresh water withdrawn a day, 2015 (USGS estimate)
- 3.3
- people served by public water systems, 2015
- 7,200
- 146 gallons a person a day used at home
- people supplying their own water at home, 2015
- 11,800
| Use | Million gallons a day |
|---|---|
| All uses | 3.3 |
| Public water systems | 1.3 |
| Power plants (thermoelectric) | 0.0 |
| Industry (own supply) | 0.2 |
| Irrigation | 0.0 |
| Mining | 0.6 |
| Livestock | 0.4 |
| Fish farms (aquaculture) | 0.0 |
Source: USGS 2015 county water-use census (Dieter and others 2018) · ODNR Water Withdrawal Atlas (archived copy) · USGS county water use 2015 · About this topic
Fluoridated water
The share of county residents on community water whose water is fluoridated, from the Ohio Department of Health.
- of residents on community water receive fluoridated water
- 100%
Source: Ohio Department of Health county fluoridation profiles (DataOhio) · ODH fluoridation report (DataOhio) · EPA SDWIS search · About this topic
Firefighting foam (PFAS)
PFAS-based aqueous film-forming foam registered in the county with Ohio EPA, which is collecting it for disposal so it is never sprayed again.
- fire departments or other holders registered
- 1
- of PFAS-based AFFF foam registered with Ohio EPA
- 155 gal
- in sealed containers
- 25 gal
- in opened containers
- 130 gal
Source: Ohio EPA AFFF firefighting-foam inventory · Ohio EPA PFAS · About this topic
Farms
The county's farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. A dash means NASS published no figure: withheld to protect individual farms, or none reported.
- farms, 2022
- 662
- 313 acres to a farm on average
- acres in farms
- 206,880
- 195,259 acres of cropland
- of the county's land is cropland
- 72.8%
- farm products sold, 2022
- $302 million
- 53% from livestock, poultry and their products
| Crop or animal | Acres or head |
|---|---|
| Corn for grain (acres harvested) | 45,346 |
| Soybeans (acres harvested) | 113,373 |
| Irrigated land (acres) | 626 |
| Cattle and calves | 19,234 |
| Hogs and pigs | 51,859 |
| Egg-laying chickens | 1,810 |
| Broilers and other meat chickens | 105 |
| Turkeys | — |
Source: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture county totals (Quick Stats bulk file) · USDA Census of Agriculture · NASS 2022 county profile · About this topic
Farm pesticides
Pesticides applied on the county's farms in 2018 as estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey, in kilograms of active ingredient.
- of pesticide active ingredient used on farms, 2018
- 211,679 kg
- USGS estimate (preliminary, high estimate)
- per square mile of land
- 504.9 kg
- 17th of Ohio's 88 counties, most per square mile first
- atrazine
- 33,124 kg
- glyphosate
- 87,488 kg
- compounds with an estimate
- 123
| Compound | Kilograms |
|---|---|
| glyphosate | 87,488 |
| atrazine | 33,124 |
| metolachlor | 20,598 |
| 2,4-D | 15,072 |
| acetochlor | 13,997 |
Source: USGS preliminary county agricultural pesticide-use estimates, 2018 (high estimate) · USGS county pesticide-use estimates, 2018 · About this topic
Rail accidents
Accidents railroads reported to the Federal Railroad Administration in the county since 2010. Yard mishaps at walking speed dominate; main-line derailments are the rare, dangerous ones.
- rail equipment accidents since 2010
- 5
- FRA Form 54
- derailments
- 1
Source: FRA Form 54 rail equipment accident reports, county fallback for railAccidentLine() · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · About this topic
House records
Where the house-by-house records on this county's ZIP pages come from, and how current they are.
- parcel records placed on the map
- 8,494
- snapshot of September 17, 2026
Paulding County Auditor, CAMA published through the office's own GIS (partial: no beds, baths, rooms, stories, style, basement, heat, garage or pool).
Office: Paulding County Auditor, 115 N Williams St Suite 101, Paulding OH 45879 (auditor@pauldingcountyoh.com, 419-399-8205), through the office's own GIS staff: ArcGIS organisation kiHlZpY4RugxH2pF, "Paulding County Geospatial Hub".
These are full appraisal records: every house's year built, value and sales history opens from its ZIP page.
Source: Paulding County Auditor, CAMA published through the office's own GIS (partial: no beds, baths, rooms, stories, style, basement, heat, garage or pool), snapshot 2026-09-17 · Paulding County Auditor · About this topic
What stands out
Where this county sits among Ohio's 88 on the measures the atlas tracks, and the sentences the inference engine built from them. Rankings and associations only: nothing here says one measure causes another, and a county-level pattern is not a fact about anyone who lives here.
- measures flagged for this county
- 7
- 5 in the worst tenth of the 88
- of the 85 counties with anything flagged
- 45th worst
- civic, economy, environment, health, safety
- losing ground on Ohio
- 3
- the gap to the state is widening
- peer group the engine compares it against
- rural
"Losing ground on Ohio" compares trends, not levels: a county can be losing ground while its own number improves, if the rest of the state improved faster over the same years.
Paulding County has Ohio's highest share of mortgages with a Hispanic applicant: 10.5% (2023). Source: FFIEC/CFPB.
Paulding County's TRI off-site transfers fell from 83,570 pounds in 2015 to 4,043 pounds in 2024, a change of -95%, the 1st steepest fall among the 85 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. EPA.
Paulding County's population peaked at 27,528 in 1900; it was 18,755 in 2024, 32% below that peak. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Paulding County's share Black or African American alone fell from 1.0% in 2015 to 0.2% in 2024, a change of -82%, the 1st steepest fall among the 88 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Paulding County has Ohio's highest household composition/disability vulnerability percentile: 67.2% (2022). Source: ATSDR/CDC.
Paulding County has Ohio's lowest median income of mortgage applicants: $59,000 (2023). Source: FFIEC/CFPB.
Paulding County's fatal traffic crashes fell from 6 crashes in 2013 to 2 crashes in 2024, a change of -67%, the 1st steepest fall among the 88 Ohio counties with the data. Source: NHTSA.
Paulding County's share of mortgages with a Hispanic applicant is 10.5% (2023), well above what Ohio counties of similar size, ruralness, region and income report; it ranks 1st of 88. Source: FFIEC/CFPB.
| Measure | Latest | Ohio median | Rank, worst first | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRI on-site releases per 10,000 residents | 98,723.8 pounds per 10,000 residents (2024) | 7,792.1 | 12th of 86 | 98,723.8 from 77,116.9 since 2015 · losing ground on Ohio |
| Household composition/disability vulnerability percentile | 67.2% (2022) | 49.8% | 1st of 88 | 67.2% from 61.2% since 2010 · losing ground on Ohio |
| Total employment per 10,000 residents | 3,945.5 per 10,000 residents (2022) | 5,252.7 | 14th of 88 | 3,945.5 from 3,795.1 since 2013 · losing ground on Ohio |
| Mental health providers per 1,000 residents | 0.5 per 1,000 residents (2019) | 1.2 | 8th of 88 | 0.5 from 0.1 since 2011 |
| Population 25+ with a bachelor's degree or more | 7.8% (2000) | 12.5% | 5th of 88 | |
| Motor vehicle crash mortality rate (County Health Rankings) | 23.6 per 100,000 (2025) | 13.6 | 6th of 88 | |
| Votes cast for U.S. Senate | 9,190 (2024) | 26,804.5 | 6th of 88 |
Source: Cracked Buckeye inference engine (scripts/inference) over the county-year panel, run 2026-09-21 · What moves with what across Ohio
Places
The 21 cities, villages and townships whose residents live mostly in Paulding County, with the population of each.
Villages 10
ZIP codes
The 9 ZIP codes whose residents live mostly in Paulding County, largest first. Each links to its own page; the water system column links to the utility serving most of its residents.
| ZIP | Name | Residents | Water system | Radon | Home value | School district | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45879 | Paulding | 5,963 | Paulding Village 60% Reservoirs & inland lakes |
4.0 pCi/L average radon | Median home $146,300 | Paulding Exempted Village 3.5 stars overall | 5.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45813 | Antwerp | 3,579 | Antwerp Village 44% Mostly private wells |
Too few radon tests | Median home $157,200 | Antwerp Local 4 stars overall | 2.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45880 | Payne | 2,390 | Payne Village 49% Mostly private wells |
Too few radon tests | Median home $124,700 | Wayne Trace Local 3.5 stars overall | 13% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45873 | Brown Township and Oakwood | 2,235 | Oakwood Village 24% Mostly private wells |
Too few radon tests | Median home $159,700 | Paulding Exempted Village 3.5 stars overall | 13% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45821 | Crane Township and Cecil | 1,252 | Brentwood Community MHP Llc 2% Mostly private wells |
Too few radon tests | Median home $118,100 | Paulding Exempted Village 3.5 stars overall | 2.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45849 | Grover Hill | 1,154 | no mapped system | Too few radon tests | Median home $124,500 | Wayne Trace Local 3.5 stars overall | 9.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45851 | Blue Creek Township and Haviland | 676 | Country Inn Enhanced Living Center 20% Mostly private wells |
Too few radon tests | Median home $152,400 | Wayne Trace Local 3.5 stars overall | 18% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45861 | Melrose | 223 | no mapped system | Too few radon tests | Median home $122,200 | Paulding Exempted Village 3.5 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45855 | Latty | 165 | no mapped system | Too few radon tests | Median home $98,600 | Wayne Trace Local 3.5 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Source: residents: 2020 Census (POP100, ZCTA) · water systems: EPA SDWIS + service-area-boundary join · radon: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP since 2010 · home value: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA (housing/commute tables) · school districts: Ohio school district boundaries (OGRIP via ODOT) · flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer.
On the map
Open the map fitted to Paulding County. Every ZIP code in the table above links to its page, and each page opens the map at that ZIP.
Historic places: 3 National Register listings in Paulding County. See every one on the map, each with its record and its National Park Service file.
Rankings within the county
The county's ZIP codes ranked by what the map measures; each heading links to the topic's page.
Local government
Who holds office in Paulding County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Turnout
| Election | Registered | Ballots cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 general | 12,665 | 9,415 | 74.3% |
| 2023-11-07 general | 12,455 | 6,370 | 51.1% |
| 2023-08-08 special | 12,458 | 4,624 | 37.1% |
| 2022-11-08 general | 12,701 | 6,629 | 52.2% |
| 2022-08-02 special | 12,678 | 1,491 | 11.8% |
| 2021-11-02 general | 12,649 | 3,161 | 25.0% |
| 2020-11-03 general | 12,811 | 9,576 | 74.7% |
| 2020-03-17 primary | 12,356 | 2,936 | 23.8% |
| 2019-11-05 general | 12,232 | 3,417 | 27.9% |
| 2018-11-06 general | 12,964 | 7,054 | 54.4% |
| 2016-03-15 primary | 12,420 | 5,539 | 44.6% |
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditor | Angie Stoller | 419-399-8205 · angies@pauldingcounty-oh.com 115 N Williams St., Suite 101, Paulding, OH 45879 · website | ||
| Commissioner (Chairman) | Mike Weible | 419-399-8215 · pccommissioners@pauldingcountyoh.com 451 McDonald Pike, Suite E, Paulding, Ohio 45879 · website | ||
| Commissioner (Vice-Chairman) | Lisa McClure | 419-399-8215 · pccommissioners@pauldingcountyoh.com 451 McDonald Pike, Suite E, Paulding, Ohio 45879 · website | ||
| Commissioner | Mark Holtsberry | 419-399-8215 · pccommissioners@pauldingcountyoh.com 451 McDonald Pike, Suite E, Paulding, Ohio 45879 · website | ||
| Coroner | Dr. Matthew Hogan, DO | 419-258-5641 Paulding County Hospital Regional Health Center, 608 S. Erie Street, Antwerp, Ohio 45813 | ||
| Clerk of Courts | Sarah J. Harpel | 419-399-8210 (Legal Division); 419-399-8211 (Title Division) 115 N Williams St, Room 104, Paulding, OH 45879 · website | ||
| Engineer | Scott A. Strahley, PE, PS | 419-399-2366 801 West Wayne Street, Paulding, Ohio 45879 · website | ||
| Prosecutor | Matthew A. Miller | 419-399-8270 120 North Walnut Street, Paulding, Ohio 45879 · website | ||
| Recorder | Sarah R. Shuherk | 419-399-8275 · recorder@pauldingcounty-oh.com Courthouse, Room 103, 115 N Williams Street, Paulding, OH 45879 · website | ||
| Sheriff | Jason Landers | 419-399-3791 500 East Perry Street, Paulding, OH 45879 · website | ||
| Treasurer | Lou Ann Wannemacher | 419-399-8281 · pctreas@pauldingcountyoh.com P.O. Box 437, Paulding, Ohio 45879 · website |
Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 7 of 7 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | 24: 24. Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal and Decrease) - Paulding County | 5,125 | 3,825 | Passed (57.26% for) |
| 2024-11-05 | 25: 25. Proposed Tax Levy (Replacement and Increase) - Paulding County | 4,510 | 4,487 | Passed (50.13% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue 10: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewat) - Paulding County Board of Health | 4,001 | 2,165 | Passed (64.89% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | 1: 1 Proposed Tax Levy - Health Dept, renewal, health programs, 0.5 mill, 10 yrs, 2022-2031 (0.5 mills, renewal) | 2,142 | 984 | Passed (68.52% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | 2: 2 Proposed Tax Levy - Sheriff Dept., renewal, maintaining and operating jail, 1.35 mills, 5 yrs, 2021-2025 (1.35 mills, renewal) | 2,240 | 882 | Passed (71.75% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | 15: 15 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal, 0.7 mill, 5 yrs, 2021-2025, Improvements) Vantage CCJVS (0.7 mills, renewal) | 6,211 | 3,096 | Passed (66.73% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | 17: 17 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal, 0.5 mill, 5 yrs, 2020-2024, Paulding County Senior Center) (0.5 mills, renewal) | 6,905 | 2,448 | Passed (73.83% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Sheriff | Jason K. Landers (REP) 8,100, 100.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | Prosecuting Attorney | Joseph R. Burkard (REP) 7,503, 100.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | County Treasurer | Lou Ann Wannemacher (REP) 7,819, 100.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | County Recorder | Sarah R. Shuherk (REP) 7,553, 100.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | County Engineer | Scott A. Strahley (REP) 7,630, 100.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | County Commissioner | Lisa McClure (REP) 7,218, 100.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | County Commissioner | Michael L. Weible (REP) 7,359, 100.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | Clerk of Courts | Sarah Jo Harpel (REP) 7,468, 100.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | County Commissioner | Mark W. Holtsberry (REP) 5,416, 100.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | County Commissioner | Michael L. Weible (REP) 5,219, 100.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | County Auditor | Claudia J. Fickel (REP) 5,423, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | Sheriff | Jason K. Landers (REP) 8,478, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | Prosecuting Attorney | Joseph R. Burkard (REP) 7,821, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | County Treasurer | Lou Ann Wannemacher (REP) 8,150, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | County Recorder | Carol E. Temple (DEM) 6,218, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | County Engineer | Travis McGarvey (REP) 7,821, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | County Commissioner | Roy Klopfenstein (REP) 7,132, 78.12%; Franklin D. Robey, Jr. (DEM) 1,997, 21.88% |
| 2020-11-03 | County Commissioner | Thomas A. Sinn (DEM) 3,009, 32.33%; Clint A. Vance (REP) 6,297, 67.67% |
| 2020-11-03 | Coroner | Joseph M. Kuhn (REP) 8,225, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | Clerk of Courts | Ann E. Pease (DEM) 6,383, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | Sheriff (REP primary) | Jason K. Landers 1,772, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | Prosecuting Attorney (REP primary) | Joseph R. Burkard 1,636, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | County Treasurer (REP primary) | Lou Ann Wannemacher 1,718, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | County Recorder (DEM primary) | Carol E. Temple 732, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | County Engineer (REP primary) | Travis McGarvey 1,618, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 1 / 14; 2021 0 / 0 / 15; 2022 2 / 2 / 11; 2023 1 / 0 / 14; 2024 1 / 0 / 14; 2025 0 / 2 / 12.
- 2 unresolved findings for recovery on the Auditor of State's list.
- OPERS Examination, 2025, released 2026-05-07
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-25
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-05
Townships and villages without a page of their own
Auglaize Township: 5 of 5 money issues passed since 2015
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee | Everett Bennett | 419-769-4900 | ||
| Trustee | Gene Weidenhamer | 419-393-2372 | ||
| Trustee | Bill Wiles | 419-393-2535 | ||
| Fiscal Officer | Sue Becher |
Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 5 of 5 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | 16: 16. Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Auglaize Township | 462 | 215 | Passed (68.24% for) |
| 2024-11-05 | 17: 17. Proposed Tax Levy (Additional) - AuglaizeTownship | 402 | 262 | Passed (60.54% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Auglaize Township, 1.42 mills, 2023 (1.42 mills, renewal) | 378 | 102 | Passed (78.75% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: Auglaize Twp,Fire,renewal,1.5 mills,5 years,20-24 (1.5 mills, renewal) | 157 | 41 | Passed (79.29% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: 4 Auglaize Twp, renewal, EMS, 0.9 mill, 5 yrs, 16-20 Total (0.9 mills, renewal) | 310 | 109 | Passed (73.99% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Township Fiscal Officer | Sue A. Becher 416, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | Everett E. Bennett 104, 39.54%; David Schroeder 121, 46.01% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Gene Weidenhamer 162, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Everett E. Bennett 128, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Sue A. Becher 160, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Trustee | Gene Weidenhamer 361, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Fiscal Officer | Sue A. Becher 354, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-09-18
Village of Co
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-06 | Auditor | Fickel 5,675, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Village of Pldg: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2015
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: 20 Pldg Village, renewal, EMS, 0.4 mill, 5 yrs, 15-19 Total (0.4 mills, renewal) | 725 | 322 | Passed (69.25% for) |
Village of Rep Co
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-15 | Treasurer REP | Lou Ann Wannemacher 3,348, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
School districts
Antwerp Local School District: 2 of 2 money issues passed since 2020
Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 2 of 2 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | 22: 22. Proposed Income Tax - Antwerp Local School District | 996 | 935 | Passed (51.58% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | 14: 14 Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal, 2.9 mills, 5 yrs, 2021-2025, Improvements) Antwerp Local School District (2.9 mills, renewal) | 1,262 | 691 | Passed (64.62% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Board of Education | Dennis G. Recker 956, 50.88%; Sara Schuette 923, 49.12% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Board of Education | Anita S. Bok 475, 33.69%; Robert Herber 434, 30.78%; Jayme Landers 501, 35.53% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Board of Education | Dennis Recker 482, 52.05%; Sara R. Schuette 444, 47.95% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-25
Defiance City School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Defiance City School District, 5.41 mills, 2022 (5.41 mills, renewal) | 11 | 4 | Passed (73.33% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Board of Education | Cathy L. Davis 2, 50.0%; Michael Wahl 2, 50.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Ottoville Local School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Board of Education | Marilyn Calvelage 0; Kevin D. Landin 0; Kimberley Wannemacher 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Paulding Exempted Village School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Board of Education | Jerrod Hawk 781, 42.42%; Karen M. Saxton 1,060, 57.58% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-02-24
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2024-12-26
Wayne Trace Local School District: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2024
Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | 23: 23. Proposed Bond Issue - Wayne Trace Local School District | 699 | 1,879 | Failed (27.11% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Board of Education | Rhonda Stabler 748, 32.86%; Elecia A. Wobler 394, 17.31%; Write-In: Jeremy Moore 591, 25.97%; Write-In: Melanie Forrer 522, 22.93%; Write-In: Uncertifed Name 21, 0.92% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member of Board of Education | Melanie Forrer 300, 25.36%; Mitchell Kipfer 170, 14.37%; Rhonda Stabler 518, 43.79%; Elecia Wobler 195, 16.48% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-02-18
Courts, districts and other bodies
Antwerp LSD Educational Service Center
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Governing Board (this county's part) | Hazen Kennedy 1,125, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
OSU Extension Svc: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2020
Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-17 | Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Replacement and Increase) OSU EXTENSION SVC | 1,571 | 1,272 | Passed (55.26% for) |
Paulding Co Library: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2018
Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: 3 Paulding Co Library, CE, renewal, 1.5 mills, 5 yrs, 19-23 Total (1.5 mills, renewal) | 4,023 | 2,914 | Passed (57.99% for) |
Paulding County Common Pleas Court
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Judge of Common Pleas Court, Probate/Juvenile Division | Harvey D. Hyman 7,346, 100.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | Judge of Common Pleas Court, Probate/Juvenile Division | Michael A. Wehrkamp 4,437, 100.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | Judge of Common Pleas Court, General Division | Tiffany Beckman 5,250, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Paulding County Court
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge, Paulding County Court | Suzanne Rister | 419-399-5370 201 East Caroline Street, Suite 2, Paulding, OH 45879 · website |
Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-06 | Judge | Rister 5,446, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Paulding County Court of Common Pleas
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge, Court of Common Pleas (General/Domestic Relations Division) | Tiffany Beckman | 419-399-8220 115 North Williams Street, Suite 201, Paulding, OH 45879-1298 · website |
Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.
Paulding County Municipal Court
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Judge of Municipal Court | Suzanne S. Rister 2,799, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Paulding County Probate/Juvenile Court
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge, Probate/Juvenile Court | Harvey D. Hyman | 419-399-8256 (Probate); 419-399-8255 (Juvenile) 115 North Williams Street, Suite 202, Paulding, Ohio 45879 · website |
Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.
PUTNAM CO Educational Service Center
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-03 | Member of Governing Board | William F. Goecke 0; Marilyn M. Weber 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Putnam County PUTNAM CO BD OF ED Educational Service Center
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Governing Board (this county's part) | Michael J. Ruhe 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Third District Court of Appeals
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Judge of the Court of Appeals (this county's part) | John R. Willamowski (REP) 7,355, 100.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | Judge of the Court of Appeals (this county's part) | William R. Zimmerman (REP) 5,107, 100.0% |
| 2022-11-08 | Judge of the Court of Appeals (this county's part) | Juergen A. Waldick (REP) 5,170, 100.0% |
| 2020-11-03 | Judge of the Court of Appeals (this county's part) | Mark C. Miller 6,563, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | Judge of the Court of Appeals (REP primary) (this county's part) | Mark C. Miller 1,519, 100.0% |
| 2018-11-06 | Judge (this county's part) | Willamowski 4,836, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Vantage Career Center: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2022
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) - Vantage Career Center Joint Vocational School District, 0.8 mill, 2023 (0.8 mills, renewal) | 4,463 | 2,023 | Passed (68.81% for) |
WB Dist 4 WAYNE TRACE LSD Educational Service Center
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Governing Board (this county's part) | Derek Miller 896, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
How Paulding County began
Paulding County was created by the Ohio General Assembly on April 1, 1820, from unorganized land in the northwest corner of the state, but was not organized for county government until March 18, 1839, because the Great Black Swamp that covered the entire county kept settlement sparse for two decades. It was named for John Paulding, one of three New York militiamen who captured British Major John Andre in 1780; his two companions, Isaac Van Wart and David Williams, gave their names to the neighboring counties of Van Wert and Williams. The county seat moved twice in its first dozen years of organized government -- from New Rochester (1839-1840) to Charloe, named for the Ottawa chief Charloe Peter (1840-1851), to Paulding village (1851-present) -- and for most of the nineteenth century the defining fact of life here was the swamp itself: standing water, malaria, and, after the Wabash and Erie Canal's Six Mile Reservoir turned into a stagnant mosquito breeding ground, a night in 1887 when several hundred residents took dynamite and shovels to the dike and ended the canal era themselves.
Paulding County's government moved twice before settling permanently. New Rochester, a small crossroads community near present-day Cecil that briefly supported three general stores, three hotels, two blacksmith shops, and a daily stagecoach line to Toledo and Fort Wayne, served as the first county seat from 1839 until 1840; nothing of the settlement survives today except two cemeteries and a commemorative marker. The seat then moved to Charloe, platted in 1840 on the former Oquanoxa Reserve and named for the Ottawa chief Charloe Peter, where it remained for roughly a decade. In 1851 the seat moved a final time to the newly platted village of Paulding, at the county's geographic center, where it has remained since; the current courthouse, built in 1886 to a design copied from Adrian, Michigan at a cost of $40,000, still stands on the town square.
Researched 2026-09-25 · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org. The full history, with photographs, is on the pages of the county's places.
Politics
How Paulding County has voted for president since 1852, turnout since 1996, and what is on its 2026 ballot.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Year | Winner | Party | Margin | Matched Ohio's winner | Matched the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | Franklin Pierce | D | 47.8 points | matched | matched |
| 1856 | John C. Frémont | R | 48.7 points | matched | missed |
| 1860 | Abraham Lincoln | R | 17.1 points | matched | matched |
| 1864 | Abraham Lincoln | NU | 38.2 points | matched | matched |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant | R | 14.5 points | matched | matched |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | R | 21.1 points | matched | matched |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes | R | 5.3 points | matched | matched |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield | R | 3.2 points | matched | matched |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine | R | 2.3 points | matched | missed |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison | R | 3.3 points | matched | matched |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland | D | 1.6 points | missed | matched |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan | D | 1.0 points | missed | missed |
| 1900 | William McKinley | R | 4.5 points | matched | matched |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | R | 16.1 points | matched | matched |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft | R | 4.8 points | matched | matched |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | D | 14.3 points | matched | matched |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes | R | 6.6 points | missed | missed |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | R | 24.6 points | matched | matched |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | R | 22.3 points | matched | matched |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | R | 24.5 points | matched | matched |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | D | 12.9 points | matched | matched |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | D | 3.9 points | matched | matched |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie | R | 22.1 points | missed | missed |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey | R | 31.4 points | matched | missed |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey | R | 17.5 points | missed | missed |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R | 33.9 points | matched | matched |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R | 38.5 points | matched | matched |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon | R | 27.4 points | matched | missed |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | D | 15.7 points | matched | matched |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon | R | 17.8 points | matched | matched |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon | R | 32.3 points | matched | matched |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford | R | 5.2 points | missed | missed |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | R | 25.8 points | matched | matched |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | R | 32.4 points | matched | matched |
| 1988 | George H.W. Bush | R | 26.5 points | matched | matched |
| 1992 | George H.W. Bush | R | 3.8 points | missed | missed |
| 1996 | Robert Dole | R | 3.6 points | missed | missed |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | R | 20.4 points | matched | matched |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | R | 26.3 points | matched | matched |
| 2008 | John McCain | R | 11.8 points | missed | missed |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | R | 19.9 points | missed | missed |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | R | 48.7 points | matched | matched |
| 2020 | Donald J Trump | R | 51.5 points | matched | missed |
| 2024 | Donald J Trump | R | 56.2 points | matched | matched |
Every presidential election in Paulding County, year by year: its record with Ohio and the nation, closest and widest results, biggest swings, and where it has ranked among the 88.
| Year | Registered | Ballots cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12,669 | 8,854 | 69.89% |
| 2000 | 14,104 | 9,214 | 65.33% |
| 2004 | 14,226 | 10,085 | 70.89% |
| 2008 | 13,532 | 9,908 | 73.22% |
| 2012 | 13,115 | 9,256 | 70.58% |
| 2016 | 12,699 | 9,220 | 72.6% |
| 2020 | 12,811 | 9,576 | 74.75% |
| 2024 | 12,685 | 9,415 | 74.22% |
On the 2026 ballot in Paulding County:
- Attorney General of Ohio
- Auditor of State of Ohio
- Governor of Ohio
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027)
- Secretary of State of Ohio
- Treasurer of State of Ohio
- U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Ohio State Representative, District 82
- Ohio State Senator, District 1
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District
| Jurisdiction | Type | Question | Millage or amount | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Hill Village | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 0.5-mill property tax levy for the EMS of Grover Hill Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 0.5 mills | 5 years |
| Paulding Village | Income Tax (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 0.1% income tax for the street construction & related street infrastructure improvements of Paulding Village for 5 years, beginning in 2027. | — | 5 years |
| Paulding Exempted Village School District | Income Tax (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 0.75% income tax for the permanent improvements of Paulding Exempted Village School District for 5 years, beginning in 2027. | — | 5 years |
| Washington Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Washington Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. | 1 mills | 5 years |
| Latty Township | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 1.25-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Latty Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 1.25 mills | 5 years |
| Jackson Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 0.6-mill property tax levy for the fire protection of Jackson Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 0.6 mills | 5 years |
| Paulding Village | Income Tax (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 0.1% income tax to acquire, construct, improve, repair, operate, maintain & equip village swimming pool of Paulding Village for 5 years, beginning in 2027. | — | 5 years |
What's on my ballot · Election 2026
Sources for the presidential results and turnout above
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0:
- 1852: 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1856: 1856 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1860: 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1864: 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1868: 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1872: 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1876: 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1880: 1880 United States presidential election in Ohio
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- 1980: 1980 United States presidential election in Ohio
- Ohio Secretary of State: oh_1984_general_president_county.xlsx -- Ohio Secretary of State Past Election Results portal
- MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse: County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2024 (V20)
All 44 presidential elections 1852-2024 present. Turnout 1996-2024 per the ruling's storage section (county-level turnout before 1996 is confirmed absent from the OH SOS portal per A/sources/CITATIONS.md; not this task's scope to invent from elsewhere).
Where Paulding County sits
Three measures this atlas holds, set against how all 88 counties voted for president. Paulding County is the marked dot on each.
This is a pattern across counties, not a fact about any voter.
Paulding County sits higher than 39 of the 88 counties measured on share white alone. White-alone share and the presidential vote
Paulding County sits higher than 23 of the 88 counties measured on share 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential vote
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| County | Adult smoking (County Health Rankings, 2024) | Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points) |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 24.8% | R+66.1 |
| Allen | 21.9% | R+44.5 |
| Ashland | 21.1% | R+50.4 |
| Ashtabula | 26.8% | R+28.6 |
| Athens | 21.0% | D+10.8 |
| Auglaize | 18.8% | R+65.1 |
| Belmont | 22.2% | R+47.6 |
| Brown | 24.3% | R+61.8 |
| Butler | 18.1% | R+26.5 |
| Carroll | 22.5% | R+55.2 |
| Champaign | 21.3% | R+51.2 |
| Clark | 21.9% | R+29.8 |
| Clermont | 19.7% | R+36.1 |
| Clinton | 21.9% | R+55.1 |
| Columbiana | 22.5% | R+49.4 |
| Coshocton | 25.1% | R+52.6 |
| Crawford | 23.1% | R+53.4 |
| Cuyahoga | 18.7% | D+31.7 |
| Darke | 21.6% | R+65.8 |
| Defiance | 19.4% | R+40.2 |
| Delaware | 11.1% | R+6.7 |
| Erie | 20.1% | R+14.3 |
| Fairfield | 18.1% | R+24.3 |
| Fayette | 24.4% | R+55.6 |
| Franklin | 17.0% | D+28.7 |
| Fulton | 19.3% | R+42.8 |
| Gallia | 23.1% | R+59.8 |
| Geauga | 16.4% | R+24.3 |
| Greene | 15.9% | R+20.0 |
| Guernsey | 23.9% | R+52.4 |
| Hamilton | 17.2% | D+15.0 |
| Hancock | 19.2% | R+38.9 |
| Hardin | 23.1% | R+55.2 |
| Harrison | 23.2% | R+55.7 |
| Henry | 19.8% | R+47.1 |
| Highland | 24.7% | R+63.7 |
| Hocking | 24.4% | R+44.6 |
| Holmes | 26.8% | R+69.7 |
| Huron | 21.6% | R+44.4 |
| Jackson | 24.6% | R+58.4 |
| Jefferson | 24.1% | R+44.4 |
| Knox | 20.5% | R+45.3 |
| Lake | 17.2% | R+14.5 |
| Lawrence | 24.1% | R+50.9 |
| Licking | 17.8% | R+30.3 |
| Logan | 21.1% | R+56.7 |
| Lorain | 19.4% | R+5.8 |
| Lucas | 19.7% | D+12.7 |
| Madison | 20.8% | R+44.1 |
| Mahoning | 21.4% | R+9.5 |
| Marion | 24.1% | R+41.7 |
| Medina | 16.1% | R+25.0 |
| Meigs | 27.4% | R+57.4 |
| Mercer | 18.9% | R+67.2 |
| Miami | 18.3% | R+45.5 |
| Monroe | 23.6% | R+60.3 |
| Montgomery | 18.7% | D+0.5 |
| Morgan | 26.4% | R+53.6 |
| Morrow | 21.5% | R+56.2 |
| Muskingum | 21.5% | R+44.3 |
| Noble | 24.5% | R+65.1 |
| Ottawa | 18.9% | R+25.3 |
| Paulding | 21.8% | R+56.8 |
| Perry | 24.5% | R+54.9 |
| Pickaway | 21.2% | R+49.0 |
| Pike | 27.2% | R+54.0 |
| Portage | 19.0% | R+15.7 |
| Preble | 20.6% | R+59.6 |
| Putnam | 17.3% | R+69.4 |
| Richland | 23.5% | R+42.7 |
| Ross | 23.1% | R+39.7 |
| Sandusky | 20.8% | R+31.1 |
| Scioto | 27.4% | R+48.2 |
| Seneca | 21.6% | R+37.9 |
| Shelby | 21.4% | R+65.3 |
| Stark | 21.3% | R+22.1 |
| Summit | 19.3% | D+7.0 |
| Trumbull | 22.6% | R+16.9 |
| Tuscarawas | 22.5% | R+43.6 |
| Union | 15.0% | R+29.9 |
| Van Wert | 21.0% | R+59.0 |
| Vinton | 27.7% | R+59.0 |
| Warren | 14.4% | R+31.8 |
| Washington | 23.2% | R+44.1 |
| Wayne | 20.9% | R+39.6 |
| Williams | 21.2% | R+48.7 |
| Wood | 16.6% | R+10.3 |
| Wyandot | 19.8% | R+51.6 |
Paulding County sits higher than 51 of the 88 counties measured on adult smoking (County Health Rankings). Adult smoking and the presidential vote
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Paulding County, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.72 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 33.6 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 9.4 in
- a normal year brings 24.9 in
- a normal year
- 37.8 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.72 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 4.07 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.44 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.97 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 2.61 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 3.27 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 7.38 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 3.66 | 0.8 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.61 | 0.6 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.84 | 8.0 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.36 | 4.6 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.44 | 5.0 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 52.7 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 24.2 in |
| Snowiest year | 2014 — 59.9 in |
| Wettest day on record | 21 August 2007 — 5.57 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 20 December 1973 — 10.98 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 6 February 1982 — 25.98 in |
86% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Paulding County; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.
47,207 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Paulding County: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 567
- everything Ohio EPA files under this county
- private households
- 87
- counted, not named: permits filed under a person's name
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Sewer and water-line construction | 187 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 168 |
| Public drinking water | 58 |
| Air pollution | 35 |
| Hazardous waste | 24 |
| State sewer loans | 21 |
| Spills and emergencies | 14 |
| Wetland and stream fill | 11 |
| Landfills | 9 |
| Scrap tires | 6 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 5 |
| Brownfield | 4 |
| 14 smaller programs |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| STOKELY CAN FORMER | Voluntary cleanup covenant | |
| GERKEN MATERIALS INC | Air pollution director's approval | |
| GERKEN MATERIALS INC - GEN 16 | Air pollution director's approval | |
| ROOF 2 ROAD RECYCLING | Construction & Demolition Debris (C&Dd) Processing Facilities notice of violation | |
| BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY MHP LLC PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| OAKWOOD VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| BLACK SWAMP NATURE CENTER | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| HAVILAND ENERGY LLC | Air pollution report | |
| BAKER-SHINDLER READY MIX YARD 2 - PAULDING PLANT | Air pollution report | |
| GREEN TOP ACRES LLC-INDUSTRIAL WASTES STORAGE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| OAKWOOD VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| PAYNE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| LAUKHUF FARMS MIDDLE 80 NORTH | Wastewater and stormwater discharge director's approval | |
| OAKWOOD VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| LAUKHUF FARMS- MIDDLE 80 SOUTH | Wastewater and stormwater discharge director's approval | |
| HAVILAND ENERGY LLC-ANAEROBIC DIGESTION FACILITY | Wastewater and stormwater discharge director's approval | |
| HARVEST FIELDS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| PAULDING WTP * | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SYSTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORP | Hazardous waste permit | |
| SYSTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORP | Hazardous waste permit | |
| PAYNE VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| PAULDING VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| OAKWOOD VILLAGE WATER PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA-PAULDING PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| SYSTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORP | Hazardous waste permit |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What is the county seat of Paulding County, Ohio?
Paulding (village) is the county seat of Paulding County, Ohio. Paulding County's government moved twice before settling permanently. Source
When was Paulding County, Ohio established?
Paulding County was established on April 1, 1820. Source
What is the population of Paulding County, Ohio?
Paulding County had 18,727 residents (July 2025 estimate).
How did Paulding County, Ohio vote in the 2024 presidential election?
In the November 5, 2024 presidential election, Paulding County voters cast 9,277 votes for president: Kamala D Harris (D) 21.4%, Chase Oliver (L) 0.4%, Donald J Trump (R) 77.6%. Donald J Trump carried the county. Source
How did Paulding County get its name?
Paulding County was named for John Paulding (October 16, 1758-February 18, 1818), a New York militiaman who, with two companions, Isaac Van Wart and David Williams, stopped British Major John Andre on the Albany Post Road on September 23, 1780, found papers on him revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Point, and turned him over to the Continental Army rather than accept his bribes; Andre was hanged as a spy ten days later. Source
How many cities, villages and townships are in Paulding County, Ohio?
Paulding County has 21 cities, villages and townships, and 9 ZIP codes reach into it.
History from Paulding County
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